Primary Sources: are the raw materials of history. They are original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. Secondary Sources: are accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.
(Source: How to Use Primary Sources, The Library of Congress.)
Columbus taking possession of the new country
If I am studying the Age of Exploration with students, this would NOT be a primary source document. Not only is the date way beyond 1492, but the writing at the bottom is a summary and interpretation of the events (Diana)
This would NOT be a primary source because it has a "published by the Prong Educational Co., Boston, USA" as indicated on the bottom right hand corner, well after the actually time in history. There were not publishing companies in the 1400's (Andrea).
Drafts of Langston Hughes poem Ballad of Booker T.
If students are studying Hughes and the time period, this would be primary source documents. It is a draft of his writing (Diana).
This draft appears to be a primary source because of the handwritten revisions although the skeptic in me questions how we know this is actually Langston Hughes handwriting (Andrea).
Georgia Caine and Anshutz sisters going to a baseball game
This could be viewed as a primary source since it was a photograph taken of a group of people. It shows transportation, clothing, etc. of the time period (Diana).
Primary souce because it appears to be an authentic picture taken by oneone, not drawn or illustrated (Andrea).
Web Page item:Wilbur and Orville Wright Timeline This would be considered a secondary source since it is an overview of their lives (Diana). The website itself would be a secondary source because it was created in current time (no internet during their lifetime) but there are a couple of primary souce photos on the timeline (Andrea). Web Page item:Scott Joplin, Biography This would also be considered a secondary source since it is an overview of his life (Diana). This would be a secondary source because it is a recap of Scott Joplin's life, although, like the above website, a photo of Scott Joplin included on the site would be a primary source (Andrea).
The wedding of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, Lithograph 1867.
This is a secondary source document since they were married in the 1600s and the lithograph was produced in the 1800s. This is likely an interpretation of what the wedding was like (Diana).
Although we see how people of the time dressed and the weapons they possessed, this is not an actual photograph of the time but a artist's vision of the event (Andrea).
Dewey in the Civil War (Page from textbook; between 1910 and 1920)
This is a summary of Dewey and written well after the Civil War ended. This is a secondary source if someone is studying the Civil War (Diana).
Secondary source: history textbook written well after the Civil War (Andrea).
United States War Dept. - Army Signal Corps - Correspondence
This is a primary source if a person is studying airplanes in the military (Diana).
Primary Source: appears to be authentic document from early 1900's with recording numbers that probably could be verified as public record (Andrea).
The Washington Times, April 18, 1906, Last Edition.
This appears to be a primary source document if a person is researching this fire in San Francisco (Diana).
Primary Source: newspaper of the time in mention with subject matter and date corresponding (Andrea).
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Primary Sources: are the raw materials of history. They are original documents and objects which were created at the time under study.
Secondary Sources: are accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.
(Source: How to Use Primary Sources, The Library of Congress.)
Columbus taking possession of the new country
If I am studying the Age of Exploration with students, this would NOT be a primary source document. Not only is the date way beyond 1492, but the writing at the bottom is a summary and interpretation of the events (Diana)
This would NOT be a primary source because it has a "published by the Prong Educational Co., Boston, USA" as indicated on the bottom right hand corner, well after the actually time in history. There were not publishing companies in the 1400's (Andrea).
Drafts of Langston Hughes poem Ballad of Booker T.
If students are studying Hughes and the time period, this would be primary source documents. It is a draft of his writing (Diana).
This draft appears to be a primary source because of the handwritten revisions although the skeptic in me questions how we know this is actually Langston Hughes handwriting (Andrea).
Georgia Caine and Anshutz sisters going to a baseball game
This could be viewed as a primary source since it was a photograph taken of a group of people. It shows transportation, clothing, etc. of the time period (Diana).
Primary souce because it appears to be an authentic picture taken by oneone, not drawn or illustrated (Andrea).
Web Page item: Wilbur and Orville Wright Timeline
This would be considered a secondary source since it is an overview of their lives (Diana).
The website itself would be a secondary source because it was created in current time (no internet during their lifetime) but there are a couple of primary souce photos on the timeline (Andrea).
Web Page item: Scott Joplin, Biography
This would also be considered a secondary source since it is an overview of his life (Diana).
This would be a secondary source because it is a recap of Scott Joplin's life, although, like the above website, a photo of Scott Joplin included on the site would be a primary source (Andrea).
The wedding of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, Lithograph 1867.
This is a secondary source document since they were married in the 1600s and the lithograph was produced in the 1800s. This is likely an interpretation of what the wedding was like (Diana).
Although we see how people of the time dressed and the weapons they possessed, this is not an actual photograph of the time but a artist's vision of the event (Andrea).
Dewey in the Civil War (Page from textbook; between 1910 and 1920)
This is a summary of Dewey and written well after the Civil War ended. This is a secondary source if someone is studying the Civil War (Diana).
Secondary source: history textbook written well after the Civil War (Andrea).
United States War Dept. - Army Signal Corps - Correspondence
This is a primary source if a person is studying airplanes in the military (Diana).
Primary Source: appears to be authentic document from early 1900's with recording numbers that probably could be verified as public record (Andrea).
The Washington Times, April 18, 1906, Last Edition.
This appears to be a primary source document if a person is researching this fire in San Francisco (Diana).
Primary Source: newspaper of the time in mention with subject matter and date corresponding (Andrea).